Historic New England

New outlooks for every home, practical suggestions for every room in the house, The Scranton Lace Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Curtains and drapes for windows throughout the house are shown with descriptions and illustrations.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283420

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.029

Colonial sunshine ranges, The Reading Stove Works, Orr, Painter & Co., Reading, Pennsylvania

1 trade catalog ; 8 x 5 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283423

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.027

Old Houses, Doorways and Windows scrapbook

This album of photo-mechanicals of "Old Houses, Doorways and Windows" was compiled by Eva R. Greeley, ca. 1919-1926. Thematically arranged, the album was created to study the evolution of American architecture, and Greeley's notes accompanying the illustrations give a sense of the state of the schol...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283424

Ref. Code: MS004.037

Small house design scrapbook

This scrapbook consists of designs for small houses and bungalows clipped from newspapers, circa 1910-1920. It includes floor plans, renderings, and photographs or sketches of various styles by Glenn Saxton, Charles Sedgwick and others, chiefly working in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Minneapolis and Co...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283425

Ref. Code: MS004.035

Old Homes, Old Families album

The clippings in this album, entitled Scraps, are largely from a series called Old Homes, Old Families and are illustrated with line engravings of historic houses in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, possibly rom the Boston Globe. Also included are many poems and articles about famili...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283426

Ref. Code: MS004.034

War Thanksgiving scrapbook

This scrapbook of clippings, correspondence and receipts relating to a "War ksgiving" celebration in Boston sponsored by the Union Republican State and City Committee on November 18, 1864 was compiled by E.B. Stebbins, West Roxbury, March 12, 1942. Contents date from 1864 and 1882. The celebration...

Date: 1864-1882

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283428

Ref. Code: MS004.032

Orpin Brothers, desks, book cases and sideboards, 99 to 105 Richmond Street, Boston, Mass.

Orpin is a leader in roll-top desks. Illustrations and product descriptions are provided for the customer. A price list is included.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283445

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.072

Standard Plumbing Fixtures for the home, Standard Sanitrary Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The catalog has a section on pages 21-28 that show bathroom fixtures in colors. The Company is a division of American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation. There is a showroom in Boston located at 186-200 Devonshire Street.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283446

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.011.003

Modern bathrooms and kitchens, Kohler of Kohler, Kohler Co., Kohler, Wisconsin

The catalog shows products in black-and-white and has a color chart for those fixtures available in other colors. The back cover has photographs of Kohler Village developed by Walter J. Kohler. Kohler has a showroom in Boston at 7 Newbury Street.

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283447

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.011.004

Cabinet sinks, newest vogue for kitchens, Kohler of Kohler, Kohler Co., Kohler, Wisconsin

Double sinks and cabinet sinks are the focus of the brochure. The item verso has a description of the Kohler Time Payment Plan which is coordinated with the National Housing Act allowing consumers to borrow money for home improvements.

Date: 1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283451

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.011.005

It's as simple as building with blocks, Edw. France & Son, 1607 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana

The business sells unfinished furniture for the home including bookcases, tables, cabinets and chairs. A pasted in label, dated October 1, 1941, offers a 50% discount to listed interior decorators.

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283485

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.073

New colonial bungalows and new Aladdinette Homes, The Aladdin Co., Bay City, Michigan

The item is the "Supplement to the Book of Aladdin Homes." Illustrations and floor plans of the various home designs are described for customers. A price list is included in the catalog. Aladdinette Homes are houses designed with apartment unit features.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283487

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.048

Wood beds, twenty-nine designs, Frank A. Hall & Sons, 25 West 45th Street, New York, New York

1 trade catalog ; 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283488

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.074

Helsinki china and faience, by Arabia from Finland, Finland Ceramics & Glass Corporation, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

Dinnerware patterns are shown in black-and-white photographs with product details.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283490

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.004.007

Borghese illustrated catalogue, Charles Hall, Inc. 3 East 40th Street, New York, New York

Text on the last page reads "Borghese is made by Niepold's Washington, D.C. and distributed to dealers throughout the United States by Charles Hall Inc." The Borghese reproductions are described with dimensions and prices.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283492

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.025

Borghese catalogues, Charles Hall, Inc. 3 East 40th Street, New York, New York

Text on the last page reads "Borghese is made by Niepold's Washington, D.C. and distributed to dealers throughout the United States by Charles Hall Inc." The Borghese reproductions are described with dimensions and prices.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283497

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.026

Modern homes, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago

Home designs for which Sears provides the plans, specifications and building materials but the labor and land are taken care of by the customer.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283498

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.049

Aladdin homes built in a day catalog no. 30, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog has photographs, illustrations and floor plans for the prefabricated houses. A price list is pasted inside the front cover. The inside of the back cover has indexes. A smoking lamp is shown on the front cover with the name "H.S. Stearns." A leaflet inside the catalog states the prices ar...

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283504

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.050

Home of homes, Peoples Savings Bank, 27 Market Square, Providence, Rhode Island

The small house plans are done by architects under the Nationwide House Plan Service. The bank offers assistance on securing mortgages.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283510

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.051

Sherwin-Williams home decorator, your painting economy guide, The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Interior decorating painting suggestions are shown for rooms in a home. Tips for painting on various surfaces and doing interior and exterior painting are provided. A Sherwin-Williams store is located at 330 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts.

Date: 1960

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283512

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.053

Leavens Furniture 1932, William Leavens & Co., Inc., 32 Canal Street, Boston, Mass.

The catalog has an index and an order form for customers.

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283513

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.075

Bibi fine crystal creations, lamps, created and manufactured by Bibi & Co., 1709 65th Street, Brooklyn, New York

The Company carries candelabras, hurricane lamps, table lamps and chandeliers among its products.

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283516

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.044

Catalog for Marshall Studios, inc., lampshades, lamps, 3001 N. New Jersey Street, Veedersburg, Indiana

The catalog has an index and price lists for customers.

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283517

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.045

Catalog for Mottahedeh and Sons, old glass, china, tole, Mottahedeh, 225 5th Avenue, New York City, New York

The catalog has black-and-white photographs of glass objects for customers.

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283521

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.002.008

Family planned kitchens, by Crane, Crane Co., 836 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois

The catalog has suggestions for arranging a kitchen for efficiency and family comfort.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283523

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.028

Supplement to Portfolio No. 37, lamps, The Crest Company, 501 West 35th Street, Chicago, Illinois

Standing and table lamps are shown in the catalog supplement.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283524

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.046

Portfolio 38, The Crest Company, 501 West 35th Street, Chicago, Illinois

The Company has an extensive line of standing and table lamps.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283533

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.047

Spring and summer styles of Rice & Hutchins shoes, The Atlas Shoe Company

The cover title reads "Rice and Hutchins shoes for the entire family, spring 1926." The catalog has an in stock list of merchandise and an index. An order form is included in the catalog.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283534

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.004.006

Presenting Grosfeld House Glassic, Grosfeld House, 320 East 47th Street, New York, New York

Grosfeld carries furniture that incorporates plastic elements in the design. There are three loose sheets: 1)A reprint of a Grosfeld House ad from the September 1941 issue of "Interior design and decoration." 2)Page No. L-116 showing two coffee tables from the "Grosfeld House Album of Photographs." ...

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283537

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.076

Homes of character, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Michigan

House designs for which Lewis provides the plans, specifications and building materials but the labor and land are taken care of by the customer.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283539

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.052

Beacon Hill Collection, inspired by the early designers & craftsmen of the eighteenth century who created & made furniture of lasting beauty in keeping with the graceful living of the times, 6th ed., Kaplan Furniture Company, 91 Albany Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Kaplan creates reproductions of furniture pieces from Beacon Hill homes. The end papers are a "Map of Beacon Hill, showing sites of historic houses and points of interest of the Georgian era." A section in the back of the catalog displays the furniture in the showrooms of the B. Altman department st...

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283545

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.077

Drapery designs of distinction, by John W. Stephenson, 373 4th Avenue, New York, New York

Stephenson provides a pattern and drapery cutting service for customers.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283546

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.008.009

Agricultural hardware, implements, machines and woodenware, illustrated catalogue, Joseph Breck & Sons, 47 to 54 North Market Street, Boston, Mass.

Breck carries all types of farm, gardening and home hardware merchanise. The catalog has an index.

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283547

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.001.002

Album of photographs, Grosfeld House, 320 East 47th Street, New York, New York

Text on the title page reads "The decorators' source for fine furniture, sole distributors of Cha-Ming, Nanching and Etching Lustre Broadlooms." The catalog has sections for living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, glassics and carpets. "Registered No. 2028" is stamped inside the back cover. The catalo...

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283548

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.078

Stanley Toy Home Model B-3 instruction book, C.C. Stanley, 191 Lake Street, Brighton, Mass.

Text on the cover reads "Containing mechanical drawings and specifications of all parts together with complete instructions for building and illustrations demonstrating the sequence of assembly."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283550

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.002.009

National refrigerator market report, 1941 illustrated retail edition, 3028 W. Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Text on the title page reads "The blue book of trade-in values for used refrigerators. Compiled by an appraisal board headed by Herman Hantober." Text from the preface reads "The National Refrigerator Market Report is a compilation of every model of every standard brand refrigerator manuactured with...

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283553

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.029

Home of beauty, designs for a small brick house, 5th ed., The American Face Brick Association, 130 North Wells Street, Chicago, Illinois

The title page reads: "A collection of architectural designs for small houses submitted in competition by architects and architectural draftsmen and selected from four hundred for their merit." Descriptions, floor plans and illustrations are provided for each house.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283555

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.053

Your new home, by Kenneth W. Dalzell, Malba Books, 15 East 40th Street, New York, New York

The book has 55 plans for houses with multiple features and at all budget levels.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283557

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.054

New ideas for building your home from Better Homes & Gardens, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa

The volume has 100 plans with descriptions, photographs and floor plans. There is a Bildcost gardened-home plan section and articles on building materials and home finance.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283560

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.055

Fashion Book Scrapbook

This three-inch thick scrapbook contains hundreds of clippings of images of ladies' fashions kept between 1831 and 1881 by Mrs. Lynde Walter (between 1830 and 1848) and her granddaughter Elise Richards (between 1848 and 1881). The album represents a contemporary record of high fashion over the cours...

Date: 1830-1881

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283575

Ref. Code: MS004.048

Architectural achievements, Chapman & Frazer, architects, published by Lewis J. Hewitt, 88 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

Houses designed by Chapman & Frazer are showcased in black-and-white photographs. The last 12 pages have ads for building contractors and suppliers.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283578

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.056

Severy trade card scrapbook

This album, entitled "Scrap Book," contanis hundreds of colorfully illustrated trade cards for New England businesses such as soap makers, stationers, fancy goods, and manufactureres of pianos, furniture and other domestic goods. Peabody's in Salem; G.P. Brown in Beverly; Providence Furniture Compan...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283579

Ref. Code: MS004.049

Smith etchings scrapbook

Inscribed on the first page "To Peter, With Love from Mother, February, 1953," this black, embossed scrapbook contains sixteen copies of etchings depicting notable Massachusetts landmarks accompanied by descriptive material on the opposite page. The etchings themselves are somewhat quaint in charact...

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283580

Ref. Code: MS004.050

Anthony Steel Plate Furnace, sanitary heating and ventilation for public and private buildings, published by the manufacturers Smith & Anthony Stove Company, 52 & 54 Union Street, Boston, Mass.

Factors to consider in selecting furnaces for houses and other buildings are described in the text. The cover title reads "Our homes, how to heat and ventilate them." There is a testimonial from Henry C. Bowen, the owner of Roseland Cottage, dated October 28, 1884 on page 61. An illustration of Rose...

Date: 1886

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283582

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.001

Aladdin Houses built in a day catalogs no. 26, North American Construction Company, Bay City, Michigan

The catalog has photographs, illustrations and floor plans for the prefabricated houses. Text on the front cover reads, "Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses sold by the Golden Rule." The story of "Aladdin" is told inside the front cover. One copy has a separate letter to the customer, envelope, leaflet describ...

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283584

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.057

Little scrapbook

This volume consists of memorabilia, snapshots and clippings covering meetings, commencement and a class reunion at Bates College (Lewiston, Maine); outings in New Hampshire gardens and garden club activities. Included is a letter of acknowlegement for albums from W.S. Appleton, 1940, with a humorou...

Date: 1940-1942

Collection: Scrapbooks collection

GUSN: 283588

Ref. Code: MS004.040b

Young's Garages and Bungalows, E.C. Young Co., Randolph, Mass.

The catalog provides a description, price information and floor plans for the garages and bungalows built by the Young Company. Inside the catalog are the following loose items: 1)Eight leaflets for various Young structures available to customers. 2)1 newspaper clipping describing a house done by th...

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283590

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.058

Fall & winter catalogue, Jordan, Marsh & Co., Boston, Mass.

The catalog has descriptions, prices and illustrations for merchandise carried by the Jordan Marsh department store. The back cover has an illustration of the Jordan Marsh building with pedestrians, horse-drawn streetcars and the harbor in the background.

Date: 1882-1883

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 283592

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.001.022